"It’s real easy for people who've never experienced poverty to cast judgments on those who live in poverty,” said Valkyrie. "The idea that someone dropped their pants and pooped in that planter is absolutely absurd."

Former Lane County Administrator Liane Richardson claims that’s why the free speech plaza was shut down for four days in December.

That's when Alley Valkyrie decided to risk arrest by entering the plaza.

As she put it, it wasn't closed because a group of homeless people pitched tents there to protest for safe, legally entitled places to sleep with the SLEEPS campaign.

“I knew she was lying, so it was just one of those things where I was like 'let me just make a statement and we'll get this to court and see who's right',” Valkyrie said.